Presidential candidate meets OSCE PA Observation Mission

Presidential candidate meets OSCE PA Observation Mission
February 16, 2013 - 13:27 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Heritage party leader and presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian met Saturday, Feb 16, with the official delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Observation Mission to Armenia, including Head of Mission Tonino Picula, Assembly President Prof. Riccardo Migliori and Deputy Secretary General Tina Schøn, and Andreas Baker, Senior Advisor to the Head of Mission.

Hovannisian discussed the issues related to the process and substance of the upcoming presidential elections in Armenia, and stressed the importance of holding free, fair, and legitimate elections on Feb 18. Mr. Hovannisian also addressed questions from the observers and presented the numerous Republican Party violations recorded by his campaign.

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